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Loukoumades
Also known as: Λουκουμάδες
Greek fried wheat dough bites finished with honey, cinnamon and sesame.
About Loukoumades
Loukoumades are small Greek fried dough bites served with a sweet topping. This profile follows the national tourism organisation recipe finished with honey, cinnamon and sesame.
The fried dough is mild and yeasty beneath floral honey and warm cinnamon. Sesame adds a nutty toasted note, while a pinch of salt keeps the sweetness balanced.
Each piece is round and deep golden with a lightly crisp, oil-fried shell and a soft airy centre. Honey leaves the surface glossy, with cinnamon and sesame scattered across it.
Allergens in this recipe
Contains: Wheat (gluten), Sesame.
Other allergen details are unconfirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Loukoumades
Visit Greece Honey-and-Sesame Loukoumades.
- Wheat flourYeast-raised batter base
- Dry yeastLeavening
- WaterBatter liquid
- SugarFermentation and light sweetness
- SaltSeasoning
- Olive oilFrying medium
- HoneyGlossy sweet finish
- Ground cinnamonWarm spice
- Sesame seedsNutty topping
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Wheat flour: . The recipe names flour; the selected traditional Greek dough is recorded explicitly as wheat flour and retains the Wheat allergen
- Dry yeast:
- Water:
- Sugar:
- Salt:
- Olive oil:
- Honey:
- Ground cinnamon:
- Sesame seeds:
Origins & food traditions
Greece's national tourism organisation supplies the complete flour, yeast, water, sugar, salt, olive-oil, honey, cinnamon and sesame recipe selected here. Its Athens food guide independently describes Loukoumades as Greek fried-dough balls drizzled with honey and sprinkled with cinnamon.
Countries
Cuisines & regions
- Greek Cuisine
- Greek Home CookingCatalogue link pending review
- Cypriot CuisineCatalogue link pending review
- Greek Australian cuisineCatalogue link pending review